The thing about actual game changing "inevitable" technology is that it doesn't require constant defense and propping up. No one had to be online years after smart phones were introduced being like "no, no, someday these will have a use case".

Not entirely accurate. When they were shit, prior to 2007 roughly, when a Blackberry was still a business Sidekick, people were pointing out how ubiquitous and important they would be, and that lasted years longer. I think iPhone 4 is when that transition stopped, so at least 4 years of boosting.

I think the Segway is still going to revolutionize city life, once a critical mass of Americans have taken guided tours around the national mall you'll see adoption rates go exponential.

I still remember the first time I used the internet. At my local library, I was able to search the library catalog of a library in Australia. A completely useless action, but it was stunning to me, and instantly obvious that it was going to change the world

I still use a flip, and am constantly annoyed at how businesses are attempting to assimilate more of our lives into smartphone use needlessly. Otherwise, yeah, good point. Real life-changing technologies sneak up on you, scams just yell in your face.

Raw utility is something thats usually self-evident to most people regardless of educational background. It is not something hundreds of hollow eyed hucksters must spend millions of dollars to convince you is useful.

The days of Mac fans dreaming of an Apple phone before the iPhone now long forgotten.

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